Verdict

The story takes place in Hillsboro, Tennessee during the summer. Bertram Cates, a soft spoken yet rebellious sophomore science teacher, has been accused of disobeying the Butler Law, by teaching the theory of evolution to his class out of a biology textbook. Rachel Brown the daughter of Reverend Jeremiah Brown shares a close relationship with Cates which has now reached a romantic degree, she begs him to plead guilty and place himself at the mercy of the court. Cates, however, is the type of guy…

Chenelle Seck Gina Santiago PHIL 101, Section 01 14 November 2014 Choice # 2 Peter Singer is a consequentialist and he states that people from Bengali are dying from circumstances that can be prevented by the decisions and actions of humans as a whole, but “unfortunately, human beings have not made the necessary decisions” (pg.229). According to Singer, if we can prevent something bad from happening, “without sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, morally we should do it”…

The main prejudice in this case is that William and the defence were afraid that the jury panel would be biased on the verdict because he was an aboriginal. There are four specific types of prejudices discovered in the case: interest, specific, generic and conformity (R. v. Williams, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1128. 31. Supreme Court. 04 June 1998. Print). Interest prejudice is when jurors have a direct part in the trial because of their relationship with the defendant or victim (R. v. Williams, [1998] 1 S…

shows that the Maycomb society is growing up and becoming more modern. In previous days, a black man wouldn’t be given a good lawyer or so much time to pass a verdict, which is, in a way growing up. This can cause the society to change their views on many things, and traditions. Many different families, black and white, came to hear the verdict, and after Atticus brilliantly proved Robinson to be innocent, the crowd realises the torture that the negroes have been through. The white part of the…

There was one juror who refused to side with all the vast majority of other guilty verdicts causing them to stay and talk about the issue at hand. In my opinion, majority sided guilty because it was the easiest way to go and they have families to get back to, bills to pay, and money to be made outside of the courtroom. This situation could…

town’s inhabitants comes to light. The story encompasses themes such as innocence, good vs. evil, and especially prejudice and hypocrisy. The prejudice and hypocrisy of the people in the story are depicted through the social structure of the town, the verdict of the trial, and the actions of the women in the story. The first way in which prejudice was portrayed in the story is through the social hierarchy described by the characters in the book. African Americans were…

First, they are efficient and save time and money by eliminating a trial. Second, plea negotiations guarantee a guilty verdict, which eradicates any possibility of an unknown verdict and the potential for no conviction (Vanover, 1998). Third, district attorneys s can use the plea negotiation of one defendant to build a case against another, associated individual (findlaw.com, n.d.). Ethical dilemmas…

being transferred to a new Kommando and they are beginning a selection. Elie observes the old men and thought, "The old men stayed in their corner, silent, motionless, hunted-down creatures. Some were praying. One more hour. Then we would know the verdict: death or reprieve" (Wiesel 70). The older men, who can't work, are scared because they don't want to be selected to die. They are just sitting in silence to await who will be selected. Not only did the old men die from their lack of action,…

suffering caused by the criminal and malpractices of the gun industry, the favorable outcome for the city, as well as the approval of injunctive relief, is a way of holding the gun industry accountable for their wrongdoings. If I were to decide the verdict for this particular case, along with stricter gun control laws, and that any business entity that is caught involved with straw purchases will pay heavy fines and harsher regulations. I would also have the defendants pay a small one-time fine…

Fonda’s and Reginald Rose’s 1957 film, 12 Angry Men. This film focuses on the jury’s struggles to agree on what is justice for a murder case. Their deliberations prove that the jury system is an inadequate means for the legal system to determine a verdict because jurors tend to feel pressure to conform, overlook facts and retain prejudiced viewpoints. The matter of conformity is not only a common issue in everyday life, but it creates discrepancies with the juror’s votes and poses a flaw in the…